A ransomware hacking gang with ties to Russia was reportedly behind the cyber attack on the Royal Mail that froze its international deliveries yesterday.
The attack paralysed the postal service’s ability to send letters and parcels abroad, leaving over half a million parcels and letters piling up in warehouses – and the Telegraph has claimed that behind it all was a Russia-affilaited gang called Lockbit.
The gang’s signature cyber attacks scramble files on computers, flashing up messages demanding payment in cryptocurrency to be unlocked.
Royal Mail declined to comment on the news outlet’s claim, but said yesterday: “We have asked customers temporarily to stop submitting any export items into the network while we work hard to resolve the issue”.
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